Nearest-color comparison

Light Green vs Pale Green

Light Green and Pale Green are different green colors with HEX values #90EE90 and #98FB98. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 17.2, their contrast ratio is 1.12:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Light Green and Pale Green are very close colors. Pale Green is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.12:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Light Green#90EE90

Pale Green#98FB98

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Light Green and Pale Green across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance17.2

Pair contrast1.12:1

Luminance delta0.0885

Hue delta0 deg

Lighter colorPale Green

More saturatedPale Green

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

green color

Light Green

Light Green is #90EE90, a cool green color with pastel character. Compared with Pale Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#90EE90 RGB144, 238, 144 HSL120, 73, 75 CMYK39, 0, 39, 7 Luminance0.6909 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

green color

Pale Green

Pale Green is #98FB98, a cool green color with pastel character. Compared with Light Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#98FB98 RGB152, 251, 152 HSL120, 93, 79 CMYK39, 0, 39, 2 Luminance0.7794 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Light Green or Pale Green

Choose Light GreenLight Green is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #90EE90.

Choose Pale GreenPale Green is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #98FB98.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyLight GreenPale Green

HEX#90EE90#98FB98

RGB144, 238, 144152, 251, 152

HSL120, 73, 75120, 93, 79

CMYK39, 0, 39, 739, 0, 39, 2

FamilyGreenGreen

TemperatureCoolCool

TonePastelPastel

Luminance0.69090.7794

Black contrast14.82:116.59:1

White contrast1.42:11.27:1

Shared tonesPastel

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Light Greenblack text - 14.82:1

Pale Greenblack text - 16.59:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Light Green#90EE90

Pale Green#98FB98

#E0FAE0#E0FAE0

#F0FEF0#F0FEF0

#EE91EE#EE91EE

#FB98FB#FB98FB

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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    "name": "Light Green",
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    "rgb": [
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      238,
      144
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    "hsl": [
      120,
      73,
      75
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      39,
      0,
      39,
      7
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.6909,
    "contrast": {
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      "white": 1.42
    },
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        "#000000",
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.82
    },
    "description": "Light Green is #90EE90, a cool green color with pastel character. Compared with Pale Green, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/light-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "pale-green",
    "name": "Pale Green",
    "hex": "#98FB98",
    "rgb": [
      152,
      251,
      152
    ],
    "hsl": [
      120,
      93,
      79
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      39,
      0,
      39,
      2
    ],
    "family": "green",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "pastel"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.7794,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 16.59,
      "white": 1.27
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
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        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.59
    },
    "description": "Pale Green is #98FB98, a cool green color with pastel character. Compared with Light Green, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/pale-green/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 17.2,
  "contrastRatio": 1.12,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 0,
    "saturation": 20,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0885,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "pastel"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Pale Green",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Pale Green"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.12,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Light Green",
      "background": "#90EE90",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 14.82
    },
    {
      "color": "Pale Green",
      "background": "#98FB98",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 16.59
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Light Green is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #90EE90.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Pale Green is better when the design needs pastel green character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #98FB98.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/light-green-vs-pale-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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